Move Over, MoveOn: Tea Parties Spark Conservative Insurgency Online

Conservatives may be catching up with their liberal counterparts in building a Web-driven, grassroots campaign to push their agenda.

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The online insurgency-in-the-making revolves around the so-called tea parties, the anti-tax protests popping up around the country that they expect to culminate Wednesday — tax day — with hundreds of rallies nationwide.

The movement, which expanded over the last two months via the Web, is now relying heavily on independent media Web sites to track and cover the campaign.